Chapter 21
Chapter 21
Holding the origami he just learned in his little hand, he folded a bird and handed it to Zhao Defang. A pair of bright and innocent eyes looked expectantly at the tall uncle in front of him.
"The emperor's uncle is busy with government affairs recently, so he has no time to pay his respects to the emperor."
Although in terms of identity, Zhao Defang is Zhao Zhen's uncle, but Zhao Zhen, who was almost raised by Zhao Defang since he was a child, is still very dependent on his uncle, so the young emperor can't see his emperor for a day. Uncle will feel uncomfortable.
"Zhen'er doesn't need to be so busy as the emperor's uncle. The emperor's uncle will always be with Zhen'er, okay! Zhen'er doesn't like being the emperor either!" Zhao Zhen continued to tug at the corner of Zhao Defang's bright yellow robe and act coquettishly.
"That can't be done! In order for the emperor to govern the Song Dynasty in a stable manner in the future, Uncle Huang must work tirelessly now!"
Before Zhao Zhen could speak, the Empress Dowager Li took the initiative to come over and pick up the child, "Your Majesty is not allowed to pester the Emperor Uncle to mess around anymore, the Emperor Uncle has worked very hard, and I took some time out of my busy schedule to see the Emperor today. From now on, you are not allowed to say any more treasonous things, the emperor's uncle loves the emperor the most!"
"Sir, Zhao Defang is meeting the Empress Dowager!" Seeing the Empress Dowager approaching, Zhao Defang bowed slightly to salute.
"My lord, you don't need to be too polite. You are the benefactor of the Ai family. If it weren't for your help, the Ai family and the emperor are still suffering in the dark, how could they have such a bright life now!" Empress Dowager Li was very respectful to Zhao Defang, "In the future, our mother and son will still hope that the Eighth Prince can stand up and support us!"
"Of course, even if the Queen Mother doesn't say anything, I will devote myself to Song Dynasty!"
The Empress Dowager Li knew that what Zhao Zhen said just now that she didn't want to be the emperor had actually stimulated Zhao Defang's sensitive nerves, and she also understood how painstaking Zhao Defang had been for the throne. If it wasn't for Pang Yuanying's sudden disappearance, he would have already sat on the throne... For this reason, she has always felt guilty in her heart.
"The Ai family knows that the prince has been suffering unspeakably for so many years. In this life, he belongs to the Zhao family of the Ai family. I'm sorry for the Zhao family of the prince! If it wasn't for..."
"The Empress Dowager doesn't need to mention the past anymore. It's hard to change the fait accompli. Besides, whether she can truly rule the country and monopolize power has nothing to do with being an emperor."
Zhao Defang's ghostly and still intoxicating smile hung on his face again, "I think the queen mother should also understand who is really ruling the Song Dynasty now. If you are a smart person, please keep yourself safe and raise the emperor to grow up and become a talent." , I, Zhao Defang, will definitely do my best to help the young lord to govern the Song Dynasty safely, but if the Queen Mother is restless, Zhao Defang also has another strategy..."
"No, don't worry, my lord, the Ai family naturally understands your painstaking efforts... Besides, we are all one family, so don't talk about two families, okay?"
It doesn't matter.
54 [Lonely]
Empress Dowager Li squeezed out a smile, not that she felt helpless, but that she was really afraid of Zhao Defang's yin and yang aura. Since he was able to drive Zhao Heng off the throne without making a fuss, of course he now has the ability to stir up trouble again.
And it's not that she has to be the empress dowager, it's just that she hopes to live a peaceful life. As for whether her son is a puppet emperor or how to put it in a bad way, she said, "Okay, the empress dowager is indeed a smart person!" After a little stretching, when he saw the frightened look in the Queen Mother Li's eyes, he understood the timidity of this woman, but that's okay.
Then they chatted about some household chores and some unimportant things. As the topic deepened, as Zhao Defang's sister-in-law, Mrs. Li couldn't help but began to care about Zhao Defang's family affairs.
"It's really not easy for the prince to be alone now, and that girl Feiyan has gone to nowhere."
Speaking of her daughter, Zhao Defang had a look of joy on her face, "Yes! That girl's character is like that, she will definitely do what she wants to do, and she often does it without saying a word in advance. Back then I didn't expect her to escape from marriage... After careful calculation, I haven't seen her for five years, not even a letter. As a father, I really failed, and I don't even know whether my daughter is dead or alive. "
Zhao Defang sighed, expressing a little helplessness. For many years, he had fought openly and secretly with others internally and externally. He had never had a good chat with his daughter, and he did not understand her true thoughts. In addition, Feiyan has been filial since she was a child, and it has never been an unpleasant thing. I won't tell him either.
If she comes back in the future, Zhao Defang decided to have a good talk with her and make her a happy daughter.
"Feiyan is so smart, it must be fine, and..." Thinking of this, Li Shi didn't know what to say, but she reluctantly asked, "Is there still no news about General Pang?"
After she asked about Pang Yuanying, Zhao Defang wasn't too surprised. The concubine Pang had also asked about his brother's whereabouts and their relationship before.
Zhao Defang told her everything without the slightest reservation, so now Li Shi didn't want to hide anything when she asked him again, but he really didn't know where Pang Yuanying was.
"No, I've never given up on inquiring about his whereabouts over the years, and the people I sent out went farther and farther, but...he really seemed to have disappeared from this world."
Speaking of this, Zhao Defang looked up at the sky and felt that her words were a bit desolate; during these days, Zhao Defang also shed tears silently when no one was around, sighing that she held power, but there was no one by her side.
It feels like God is punishing his greed. He has been trying to grab things that shouldn't belong to him all the time, but in the end he ends up alone.
***
Five years ago, it was within the territory of Pingcheng, a small border city between Xixia and Song Dynasty.
Zhao Feiyan, who had just learned high-strength martial arts and came down the mountain, met Pang Yuanying, who was seriously injured and unconscious, and fell on the mountain road; she looked at him several times in disbelief, and after confirming that the man was indeed Pang Yuanying, she hurried over to check on him injury.
"Hey, Pang Tong, are you alright? Wake up!" Regardless of whether there was any dirt on the ground, Zhao Feiyan leaped to his side and knelt down, stretched out her hands and turned his body around slowly, She found that his face and body were almost covered with wounds, and she really didn't expect that look of embarrassment, "How could it be like this? Never mind, let's take you back to see a doctor first!"
55 [The nominal couple]
So, Zhao Feiyan spent some money and hired some young and middle-aged men in a nearby village to help him carry the unconscious Pang Yuanying to Pingcheng to see a doctor; the doctor explained that he had an internal injury, which hurt his brain, and it was usually difficult to wake up again. Come here, but there is still a possibility of recovery with good health care.
Although the doctor almost defined Pang Yuanying as mortal, Zhao Feiyan felt that since there was still a possibility of a cure, she would not give up. She knew very well in her heart that Pang Yuanying was not her husband-in-law at the moment, after all, the two of them had no relationship in the past. To worship, Zhao Feiyan just wanted to lock Pang Yuanying in the Eight Princes' Mansion through a marriage.
So this Pang Yuanying is actually Zhao Defang's lover status, and Zhao Feiyan will definitely try her best to save Pang Yuanying for the happiness of his father in the rest of his life.
In the days that followed, Zhao Feiyan joined a well-known local bodyguard agency to work, and used the money she earned to see a doctor for Pang Yuanying. After a while, Pang Yuanying gradually recovered from a coma and became somewhat conscious. , It took almost five years to fully wake up.
On this day, Pang Yuanying woke up and found that there was no one around, so he planned to walk down the ground, but he lay on the bed for too long, and fell to the ground as soon as his feet touched the ground, and his whole body felt uncomfortable as if his bones were falling apart.
"Damn..." He cursed secretly in his heart, and he couldn't help but slammed the ground with his clenched fist; thinking of his vigorous skills back then, but now reduced to such a field, this made him feel very hurt...
Just like this, I really don't have the face to go back and face Zhao Defang.
"Hey, why did you get off the ground?" Zhao Feiyan, who came back from buying vegetables, saw him fall, and quickly dropped the vegetable basket to help him up, and helped him to sit back on the bed again.
"You haven't gotten out of bed for a long time. You must be very weak. I'll stew an old hen for you later, and soon you will be as lively as before."
"Feiyan...you have worked hard to take care of her these days...but I..." Facing Zhao Feiyan, Pang Yuanying actually felt a little guilty, after all, they should have been husband and wife that day.
But Zhao Feiyan didn't care about it at all, and couldn't help laughing seeing his dejected look.
"We didn't visit the court that day, and I escaped marriage first, so I should be the one who said I'm sorry! Besides, if I hadn't been a matchmaker, how could you, General Pang, have the opportunity to live in my house, and how could you have the opportunity to marry Zhao Defang? close?"
Pang Yuanying was surprised by her words, "Do you know everything about me and your father?"
"Yes, I have always known that although... Although I do have a good impression of you, but you are my father's favorite person, how can I win the love of others as a filial daughter? There is no place for me."
Maybe what Zhao Feiyan said was right, but Pang Yuanying still felt that Zhao Defang's kindness to him was entirely out of the use of power, he needed him because of his conspiracy to usurp the throne, and he was just a sharp weapon in his hands to scare people.
"That's right, Zhao Defang
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